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This tart tropical fruit, also known as Indian date, brings an appealing pucker to many of the world’s equatorial cuisines. Explore the various forms and preparations of tamarind, how it’s flavor profile works with other ingredients, tips on using tamarind, how to make tamarind extract and a few favorite recipes.

Wonderfully versatile, eggplant becomes as redolent and tasty as the spices cooked with it. Our primer includes: varieties of eggplant and suggestions for choosing, preparing and how to freeze eggplant, how to remove the bitterness from eggplant and our Top 10 Eggplant Recipes!And for you tabloid junkies, this just in…Eggplant Sex Scandal — the ongoing controversy about whether male eggplants are less bitter than female eggplants and whether eggplants actually have sex at all…

Roasted as a snack or used in traditional Mexican cuisine, the pumpkin seed can be a star or add character in a supporting role. Learn how to roast pumpkin seeds or what to do with pumpkin seed oil. See our Top 10 Recipes Using Pumpkin Seeds!